New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-02-22
THE FESTIVE BOARD OF TRADE.
GENERAL SHERMAN AS A FORWARDER.

Mr.. wIMAN RESPONDS FOR CANADA HORACE PoR-
TER, CONTROLLER TRENHOLM, AND oTIIRs
SPEAK.
The NewYork Board OF Trade and Transportation held
its fifth annual dinner at the Hotel Brunswick last night
More than $50 members and guests filed the eight long
tables that gs;ened with glass and silver candelabra
Captain Ambrose Snow presided At his right hand sat
General Sherman grim and erect next TO him Erasts
Wman fresh from his winter trip 10 Canada; and then
william L. Trenholm, Controller OF the Currency, a
young Choking On the left of the President sat
General Horace Porter Darwin T. James General John
Newton, James DAILY and Jacob A. Cantor. With the
cigars came the letters regret They from Pres
dent Cleveland, Governor HILL George W. Childs Senator
Warner Miller Collector Magone. Senator Shelby ~ Cd-
lon. Judge John II. Reagan and others Mayor Hewitt
said, after expressing his regret:
would afford convenient opportunity for max
ing regard to the PARALYSIS Of business po
dnced by The nsurpaon OF power on The part Of men VINO 40
only what work shall be done but who shan
prescribe claim destroy the right
aG n, Mnoh n IN % n Of folly ey . 10 them
whatever sacrifice Of time and effort may he
business NewYork shah by those who
4 n ga bnas 81 oTsser g1ornt Of
the laws which govern trade aud commerce.
The president then introduced General Sherman with
the hope that Our merchantmen may have proper as
surance from manof-war that their material interests
may be duly protected" General sherman said
like to come in contact OF the
Nation not theorists 9qt who deal with practical affairs
%sG%s@ 6So if
3 nv" hear of in Iose aaS.
IS inherent In these DAYS have lad good deal OF 1pernce
Neworeans ST Paul and took TO do IT, That was
thirty years than all the centuries since
the birth Of Christ
The General then gave humorous account OF how he
managed the transportation problem on the famous
march through Georgia General Horace Porter who
spoke the 'Our Tran-porters" said he at
present engaged in running cars. though running
contrary 10 his principles as soldier, and added:
mee Ta e eSsH ; AMI him the
Interstate Oil S S T go s hard VIII" w yU
when delegates aniimonopolistic demonsra
rC Sn rs to money and Our have
a way OF regarding railway some politicians do protcc-
tive tarf. for purposes Of revenue only"
Controller Trenholm was introduced to speak to the
toast OF our sister states" He said he felt unequal 10
shift his subject to the state OF SegYork ciiy Witch
he concluded TO be one OF unmtgaied prosperity After
reviewing the status OF the National Bank he continued
the presence the business OF rk heart
so appropriate an oact IN tho ss YOU made 10 my actcd
townsmen when 10000 Of them driven in terror from
Their homes last August by the earthquake.
David NJ. Stone replied for The Press" The chnir-
then said: One OF the live subjects OF the day Is
call one OF adopted citizens Erasus Wiman, whose
name Is synonymous with all that Is live and progressive
tell what ought Ia do 10 make Canada and the
United states friends and good customers Mr. Wiman
said:
lions United and Canada worthy Of
The highest CONSIDERATION periot IN the history Of he Two
barriers them De swcpt Tho
time has when IS feasible that the commerce OF the
and that without let iudfance. the development OF the
Northwest which has cen marvellous aud which 40 Tar
the United states concerned ha. now smo, reached
OF Nation Ills development thin te lana lncs
has Tor ward MIN p matt si1r 10 a % he
alta her splendid cities I'm the extension Of her railways
the improvement OF her pubic works aud IN The steady pro-
OF ali that goes 10 make up great nation makes her To-
day very attractive field for tho extension OF business
The bill introduced IA Congress by the Hon Bonamin
i%ss Se tne 4A States and Of aSr PeuS
whether manufactured II sweeps out Of sight all
custom houses ~ made effective viii open market
millions OF people for IN. United states, without
any Gnancia without adding dollar 10 TAXATION
OF relations
net OF The Tnited states but viii place pcuei
products Of Canada which the people of tho
need They not only need Them but they can
nowhere else them 10 such advantage The fisheries OF
Canada the largest the richest ana inc most aceessoe III
the world.
II al this uncture affairs complete commercial freedom
be between the two countries while many IN Eng
might oppose IT, popular vote IN England would cor
ialny IL may be difficult thing TO accomplish
impossible and canada Is 80 Ter growD 20 r
Tar sell reliant
hersef OF the advantages OF tho vast narsc which
the United States affords and 10 become enriched by closer
Republic while stlll maintaining
British throne will be act OF such inlus
materially lessen tho LOYALTY Ia that throne
Viewed therefore from British and Canadian point
the proposition that complete commercial free
dom should exist between the two countries Is true at
Canada popu debt proportion Ia its popula
equally that that debt has been created ny
rendering accessible almost continent OF productive soil
tons adopted but the fact that the markets
United States AFFORD could be freely opened ot her
profu would develop with snoh rapdty The
would doubt gladly submit 10 taxation III IN
make for the loss OF revenue now levied
upon imports from the United states